'Empathy' is the latest code word for liberal activism, for treating t…

Karl Rove
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'Empathy' is the latest code word for liberal activism, for treating the Constitution as malleable clay to be kneaded and molded in whatever form justices want. It represents an expansive view of the judiciary in which courts create policy that couldn't pass the legislative branch or, if it did, would generate voter backlash. ✨ The Rachel Maddow Show, www.msnbc.com. May 28, 2009.
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